''The Globe 10.0'' Presented by Verizon to Debut on June 26

The Boston Globe, in partnership with NESN, today announced that The Globe 10.0 presented by Verizon, premiers on Tuesday, June 26 at 5:30 p.m. The show will be hosted by nationally recognized Boston Globe sports columnist Bob Ryan and will air every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening at 5:30 p.m. on NESN. The Globe 10.0 is a fast-paced half-hour that matches Ryan against other top columnists from the Globe as well as the region’s biggest personalities in spirited debate about the top 10 issues of the day in New England sports. The Globe’s Dan Shaughnessy and Nick Cafardo are slated to appear on the program during its first week Produced at the NESN HD Television Center in Watertown, the show features an innovative virtual 3-D set complete with state-of-the-art technology that allows for immediate viewer interaction. Ryan will also host a blog in connection with the show allowing the conversation and the sparks to continue flying after the show is over. "The Boston Globe sports department is excited to extend the passion and quality of our sports pages into this new program,” said Joe Sullivan, sports editor, The Boston Globe. "NESN is an excellent partner for the Globe, with a tremendous audience of sports fans.” "Nobody knows New England sports like Bob Ryan and with the creation of The Globe 10.0, NESN will deliver local sports debate that no national network can match,” said Joel Feld, vice president of programming and executive producer, NESN. "Our fans have demonstrated that they want their sports information earlier in the evening. By pairing The Globe 10.0 with our successful Red Sox Monster Monday and Friday Night Fenway programs, we can offer entertaining original programming for New England sports fans every weekday starting at 5:30.” A special launch event will be held on Tuesday June 26 at the Cask ‘N Flagon, 62 Brookline Avenue Boston, from 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. For the first half-hour, the audience will watch the premiere edition of the Globe 10.0 show on NESN along with Bob Ryan and Dan Shaughnessy. Then Bob Ryan and Dan Shaughnessy will take questions from the audience until 7:00 p.m. About Bob Ryan The host of The Globe 10.0, Bob Ryan is an award-winning writer and sports columnist for The Boston Globe. His resume includes more than 20 NBA finals, 20 Final Fours, nine World Series, five Super Bowls and the last seven Olympic Games. He was named the Associated Press Sportswriter of the Year in 2000 and received the Curt Gowdy Media Award from the National Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997. He has authored 11 books including collaborations with Celtics greats John Havlicek, Bob Cousy and Larry Bird. The Boston College alum has been a regular contributor on NESN and has appeared on several national networks. About The Boston Globe The Boston Globe is wholly owned by The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), a leading media company with 2006 revenue of $3.3 billion, including The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 15 other daily newspapers, WQXR-FM and more than 30 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. The Company also owns an interest of approximately 17% in New England Sports Ventures, which owns, among other properties, the Boston Red Sox, Fenway Park and approximately 80% of NESN. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment. About NESN NESN is owned by the Boston Red Sox and Boston Bruins and delivered to over 4 million homes throughout the six-state region. The definitive source for New England sports programming; all 148 Red Sox games televised on NESN this season will originate in high definition (HD) making NESN, for the second consecutive season, the only regional sports network in the country to offer every game in HD. All of NESN’s studio programming is also produced in HD, including the network’s pre and post-game shows and The Globe 10.0.